Brion Benninger, MD is Vice Chair and Professor of
Anatomy at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of The Pacific – Northwest in
Lebanon, OR. As a faculty member at OHSU School of Medicine’s Department of
Surgery and the School of Dentistry's Departments of Oral Maxillary Facial
Surgery and Integrative Biosciences, he helped develop the stroke
rehabilitation machine at the Neurological Sciences Institute; organized and
taught OHSU’s first clinical anatomy course for undergraduates; and won several
awards for excellence in teaching.

Dr. Benninger entered medical school in England with
degrees in chemistry and exercise physiology. During his medical training he
did residencies in orthopedics and trauma, becoming staff physician and
lecturer of anatomy at Guy’s Hospital in London. He later received a MS degree
in sports medicine from the University of Nottingham, became physician to
professional and amateur athletes, and was a member of the British Olympic Team
of Physicians. While in the UK, Benninger invented the joint proprioception
machine for upper limb.

The lecture is free and open
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participate in this event please contact Maija Anderson (503-418-2287) at least
five business days prior to the event.